Our team

CAA Council comprises elected members from around the Commonwealth, supported by a volunteer secretariat and a group of trustees.

Our Team

The Council of the Commonwealth Association of Architects is drawn from its member organisations and elected at the General Assembly which takes place on a two-year cycle. CAA Council is supported by two working committees, on Education and Practice, together with a volunteer secretariat and a group of four trustees. The General Assembly elected its first youth member to CAA Council in 2022. It is a registered UK charity.

CAA representatives at the 22nd CAA General Assembly, Trinidad and Tobago, 2022

CAA Council Members

  • Mr Peter Oborn, President, (London, United Kingdom)
  • Mr Kalim Siddiqui, Immediate Past President, (Lahore, Pakistan)
  • Mr Vincent Cassar, Treasurer & Honorary Secretary, (Valetta, Malta)
  • Mr  Steven Oundo, Senior Vice President, (Nairobi, Kenya)
  • Mr Wilson Mugambi, Vice President, Africa, (Nairobi, Kenya)
  • Mr Ian Marfleet, Vice President, Americas, (Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago)
  • Mr John Brown, Vice President, Americas, Alternate (Canada)
  • Mr Umar Saeed, Vice President, Asia, (Lahore, Pakistan)
  • Mr Christos Panayiotides, Vice President, Europe, (Nicosia, Cyprus)
  • Mr  Justin Hill, Vice President, Pacific, (Melbourne, Australia)
  • Mr Andrew Amara, Chair of Communications, (Kampala, Uganda)
  • Mr Alex Ndibwami, Chair of Education & Validation, (Kigali, Rwanda)
  • Ms Mina Hasman, Chair of Professional Practice, (London, United Kingdom)
  • Ms Camille Douglas Stephenson, Chair of Professional Practice, Acting (Jamiaca)
  • Ms Brenda Nyawara, Youth Member, (Nairobi, Kenya)
  • Ms Maira Khan, Executive Director, (Lahore, Pakistan)

CAA Committee Members

  • Mr Alex Ndibwami, Chair of Education & Validation, (Kigali, Rwanda)
  • Dr Evelyn Allu-Kangkum, Member, Education, (Jos, Nigeria)
  • Dr Warebi Brisibe, Member, Education, (Port Harcourt, Nigeria)
  • Ms Jacquiann Lawton, Member, Education, (Kingston, Jamaica)
  • Dr Emmanuel Ssinabulya, Member, Education, (Kampala, Uganda)
  • Mr Wycliffe Waburiri, Member, Education, (Nairobi, Kenya)
  • Ms Mina Hasman, Chair of Professional Practice, (London, United Kingdom)
  • Mr Michael Abu, Member, Professional Practice, (Abuja, Nigeria)
  • Mr Ninah Briggs, Member, Professional Practice, (Abuja, Nigeria)
  • Ms Camille Douglas-Stephenson, Member, Professional Practice, (Kingston, Jamaica)
  • Ms Curisa Smith, Member, Professional Practice, Saint John’s, (Antigua and Barbuda)
  • Ms Florence Noyle, Member, Professional Practice, (Nairobi, Kenya)
  • Mr John Peterson, Member, Professional Practice, Toronto, Canada

CAA Secretariat

  • Mr Jacob Mwangi, Executive Director, (Nairobi, Kenya) [From February 2024]
  • Ms Maira Khan, Executive Director, (Lahore, Pakistan) [To February 2024]
  • Mr Tiriveedhi Dileep Kumar, GIS Administrator, (West Godavari, India)
  • Mr Asim Jalal, IT Manager, (Lahore, Pakistan)

CAA Trustees

  • Mr Vincent Cassar, (Valletta, Malta)
  • Ms  Annette Fisher, (London, United Kingdom)
  • Ms Sumita Singha, (London, United Kingdom)
  • Mr  Llewellyn van Wyk, (Cape Town, South Africa)